Teaching the Literature of Mad Women

Teaching the Literature of Mad Women

On Gendered Notions of Mental Illness, and Who "Deserves" to Be Depressed

By Sarah Fawn Montgomery | September 24, 2018

'I Started to Cry.' Sally Field on Bringing <em>Norma Rae</em> to Cannes

'I Started to Cry.' Sally Field on Bringing Norma Rae to Cannes

"The people below rose to their feet, turned to us, and cheered."

By Sally Field | September 24, 2018

In the Wake of Trump, YA Novels Highlight Immigrant Narratives

In the Wake of Trump, YA Novels Highlight Immigrant Narratives

In Praise of a Sorely Needed Addition to the Genre

By Holly Genovese | September 21, 2018

What <em>Does</em> Democracy Look Like?

What Does Democracy Look Like?

On Occupy Wall Street, Protest Chants, and Participatory Democracy

By James Miller | September 21, 2018

Remembering My Lola By Teaching Myself How to Cook

Remembering My Lola By Teaching Myself How to Cook

She Taught Me to Take Whatever I Had and Make a Home Out of It

By Melissa R. Sipin | September 21, 2018

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A Poem From Danez Smith, Who Has Just Won the UK's Forward Prize

By Danez Smith | September 21, 2018

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